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On the recordApril 4, 2017
What is the agreed-upon schedule to resume the normal activities of the floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate has a previous order to stand adjourned when the Senator is finished speaking until 9:30 a.m.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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